Social Media and the Automatic Production of Memory

1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-1-5292-1815-2
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 128 Seiten, Format (B × H): 132 mm x 209 mm, Gewicht: 231 g

Social media platforms hold vast amounts of biographical data about our lives. They repackage our past content as ‘memories’ and deliver them back to us. But how does that change the way we remember?

Drawing on original qualitative research as well as industry documents and reports, this book critically explores the process behind this new form of memory making. In asking how social media are beginning to change the way we remember, it will be essential reading for scholars and students who are interested in understanding the algorithmically defined spaces of our lives.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jacobsen, Ben

Beer, David

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Kommunikationswissenschaften
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik EDV & Informatik Allgemein Soziale und ethische Aspekte der EDV
• Sozialwissenschaften Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaften Medienwissenschaften
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Digital Lifestyle Internet, E-Mail, Social Media
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Freizeitsoziologie, Konsumsoziologie, Alltagssoziologie, Populärkultur

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Unpicking The Automation Of Memory Making

A Taxonomy Of Memory Themes: Partitioning The Memorable

The Computational Surfacing Of Memories: Promoting The Memorable

The Reception Of Targeted Memories In Everyday Life: Classificatory Struggles And The Tensions Of Remembering

Conclusion: Sorting The Past

Über Autor(innen)

Beer, David
University of York

Jacobsen, Ben
University of York

Ben Jacobsen is a researcher based at the University of York.

David Beer is Professor of Sociology at the University of York.